Male performers are as red sun adrift (8)

I believe the answer is:

danseurs

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'male performers' is the definition.
The definition suggests a plural noun which matches the answer.

'as red sun adrift' is the wordplay.
'adrift' is an anagram indicator.
'as'+'red'+'sun'='asredsun'
'asredsun' with letters rearranged gives 'DANSEURS'.

'are' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for danseurs that I've seen before include "They leap around" , "Ballet performers" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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